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One person has died following a two-car crash in Taranaki this afternoon.Police said it was notified of the incident at Matarikoriko Rd and Kairau Rd East in Brixton around 3.55pm.One person was critically injured in the crash and “subsequently” died, police said. The road is closed while the serious crash unit examines the scene.

The new guidelines put forward by Brussels reflect the right-wing shift that is rapidly reshaping the bloc’s migration and asylum policy. ADVERTISEMENTThe European Commission has given political approval to Poland’s contentious plan to introduce a time-limited, territorial suspension of the right to asylum, enshrined in both European and international law, in response to the migration flows that Russia and Belarus have weaponised against the bloc’s Eastern border.The blessing also applies to any other member state under a similar situation, including Finland, which has introduced an emergency law that, if triggered, will prevent migrants from submitting asylum claims and empower border…

Police are making inquiries following the “unexplained” death of a person in a Northland forest this afternoon.The body was discovered in Waipoua Kauri Forest. The death is being treated as “unexplained” at this stage of the investigation. “The death will be referred to the coroner, and at this stage, it is not being treated as suspicious,” a police spokesperson told 1News.

Wanting to stay productive or financial necessity are the main reasons Europeans keep working even after receiving old-age pension. ADVERTISEMENT13% of people in the EU in 2023 continued working during the six months following the receipt of their first old-age pension.  Among them, about half maintained their previous employment, while the other half made adjustments, such as switching jobs or reducing their working hours.The data was compiled in the latest member state figures of the Labour Force Survey (EU-LFS) by Eurostat.”It may seem a low number, but retirement ages have increased by multiple years in many EU countries,” said Jelle Lossbroek,…

A central Dunedin bar has had its liquor licence opposed after it was found to have traded without a valid licence. An on-licence application for Indigo Room, in Moray Pl, has been opposed by police, the medical officer of health and a licensing inspector. The applicant, Aika & Co 2016 Ltd, was sent licence renewal documents and an invoice in September, a report to Dunedin’s district licensing committee said. But the renewal application was not submitted and the licence expired on October 15. In his report, medical officer of health delegate Aaron Whipp said the applicant had continued to operate…

The first time Layba Zubair realised what happened to her was rape, she was looking up at a poster that had been put up at her school for consent-awareness week. Content warning: This article discusses rape and sexual violence.The poster said something like ‘this is not OK’ or ‘if you see something, say something’ and it struck a chord with her. “Those nights had been buried off in my brain. I didn’t really think too much about them after it happened.”She struggled to talk about what happened with her parents because of cultural differences. “I’m not even supposed to be…

The European Union wants to become carbon neutral by 2050. But there is no consensus on how to achieve this, especially when it comes to the agricultural sector. Euronews reporter Valerie Gauriat went to Denmark, which wants to introduce a carbon tax on livestock farming from 2030. A world first. ADVERTISEMENTThe agricultural sector generates 11.4 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe, mostly due to livestock farming.They come mainly from the digestion of feed by cattle and sheep, and from the storage of cattle and pig manure.Added to this are emissions produced by the spreading of chemical fertilizers, and the…

A fire in the kitchen of a popular cafe in Wellington’s Oriental Bay overnight has been extinguished.A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesperson told 1News firefighters received calls about a fire at the Beach Babylon cafe in Oriental Bay shortly after 1am.They said the blaze — believed to have started in the cafe kitchen — was upgraded to a second alarm level a short time later.At the peak of the fire, there were five pump crews, three specialist trucks and an operational support team in attendance.Fire crews were on the scene until around 3.20am, the FENZ spokesperson said.A restrict and…

The union for public servants is taking legal action against the Government to stop its restrictions on working from home, and has filed a claim with the Employment Relations Authority.The Public Service Commission is consulting unions and government agencies on new flexible working guidelines, following the Public Service Minister’s return-to-office directive.In September, Minister Nicola Willis told department bosses she wanted more people back in the office; that working from home was not an entitlement and should be by agreement only.However, the Public Service Association said the directive violated agreed-upon flexible working principles and yesterday filed legal proceedings with the Employment…

A technology issue impacting the check-in system at Auckland Airport’s international terminal this morning has been resolved.A spokesperson earlier warned the issue was “creating delays and congestion”.In a statement at about 6.50am, an Auckland Airport spokesperson said the problem was an external network outage, leading to long queues.”It’s an emerging issue, and our team is working as quickly as possible with external parties to resolve it,” the spokesperson said.Domestic flights were not impacted by the outage.In an update at about 9.40am, the airport spokesperson said “systems have now been restored”.”Auckland Airport and airlines are working to process customers as quickly…